A145fw.tar

Embedded developers use tarballs to distribute board support packages (BSPs). If you have a145fw.tar, you might be holding the original firmware for an industrial controller, an ADSL modem, or even an automotive telematics unit from the late 2000s.

Real-world example: In 2016, a tarball named a145fw.tar (from an obscure ADSL router) was found to contain a backdoor that allowed remote factory reset without authentication. That CVE (CVE-2016-xxx) was patched, but thousands of devices remain exposed because users never updated. a145fw.tar

The filename a145fw.tar strongly suggests this is a firmware package for a Samsung Galaxy device, specifically the Samsung Galaxy A14. Embedded developers use tarballs to distribute board support

tar -xzvf a145fw.tar.gz
tar -xjvf a145fw.tar.bz2

To create a new .tar file from a directory (e.g., my_folder): To create a new

tar -cvf a145fw.tar my_folder/